Car.



H. W. JACOBS (KL E. D. LEVY.

CAR.

APPLICAHON FILED NLV- h 2915 Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

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Wane? H. W. JACOBS & E. D. LEVY.

CAR. APPLICATION FILED NQV. l. I9I5. 1 ?%j Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

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HENRY W. JACOBS, 01F TOPIEKA. KANSAS, AND EDWARD D. LEVY, OFSPRINGFIELD,

MIS$OURL CAR.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

Application filed November 1, 1915. Serial No. 59,128.

fers to the under-frame, floor, walls, and

roof of the car; our improved construction being suitable for allclasses of house pars such as furniture, refrigerators, automobiles,express and box-cars; applying more especially to a box-carconstruction.

The object of our invention is to provide a house-car that will besimple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, light in construction andat the same time possess a great amount of strength.

A. further object of our invention is to provide a car-constructionembodying the least possible amount of framework; the

walls of the car being composed of steel sections, which, in themselves,will provide the necessary rigidity for the walls and the roof. Ourimproved car-construction, furthermore, is also burglar proof and fireproof and offers the maximum amount 0 i resistance to destruction incase of derailment.

The advantages of our improved construction will be readily apparentfrom the following detailed description of the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view with portions removed to show theinterior construe-- tion, while other parts are shown in crosssection inorder to more clearly disclose the detailed construction.

Fig. 2 is a detailed cross-sectional View to unore clearly disclose theconstruction of the roof.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through a portion of the car to moreclearly disclose the wall construction thereof.

Fig. 4 is a modified form of our improved house-car, shown inperspective with parts removed while other parts, are shown incross-section. l v

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one end of our improved steeloar-construction, with internal linings shown in partial cross-section;the construction of the car illustrated being provided with fittings soas to constitute a refrigerator car.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through the floor of thecar shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan or side elevation of a modified form of the end of acar employing our invention. I

Fig/'8 is a detail view in side elevation of a part of the side wall ofa modified form of our steel-construction, showing the insertion," ofwooden nailing strips.

Fig. 9 is an end elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a detail plan view showing a method which may be employed forsecuring blocking in place in the house car by means of wire, rope,chain, &c.

F 1g. 11 1s a vertical sectional View taken through Fig. 10.

Fig. 1.2 is a detail plan view illustrating a modified form for securingblocking to the sides and floor of our improved all steel construction.

the drawings, discloses the side walls of the car as consisting of themetallic sections or triangulated steel plates 15, with the narrow ortruncated end of the succeeding plate extending in an oppositedirection, as can very clearly be seento the right inFig. 1. The floorof our improved all steel-car is also preferably formed of similarmetallic sections 16, with the narrow or truncated ends of eachalternate section extending in opposite direction, in a manner similarto that of the side wall sections. .The floor: construction can be seento the left in Fi 1..

'1 he side wall sections, as well as the cor sections, may be made ofany suitable size, being preferably of similar size and shape so as tobe interchangeable, thus providing a proper proportion to the car andkeeping the number of parts of different stylesdown to a minimum.

The longitudinal sides of the side sections 15 are flanged. and theflanges 17 are disposed outwardly. The flanges of the adjacent sectionsare secured together by any 15 manner disclosed in Fig.

40 indicated in 22 in Fig. 3. Th

- ee 27 integral with the ferablyemployed. to give the as strengthdesired. Angle braces flanged, as shown at 18 to the left in s. 1.

Y The flanges of the floorsections16 anepreferably disposed verticallyon the upper side of the floor-sections in order that they may be easilysecured together by means of rivets 1a or in any other suitable manner.If desired,

.of. course, the flanges of the .tloonsections may be extendeddownwardly, but for convenience in securing therespectiveflsectionstogether prefer to them in the B." arranging or disposing the flanges ofthe oor-sections upwardly as disclosed in Fig. 1, the floor-sectionsprovide a flat under surface, ena- ,.b ling the'fioonsections to besecurely faszo .tened to the underframe ofthe car by means of bolts orrivets. By presenting the cupped or dished side of the floor-sectionsupwardly, the floor-sections may be filled in with any suitable plasticfire proof material as, for

example, shown at 19; the coverin r or" filler '19 constituting theservice floor of tie car.

The end walls of our improved car, as illustrated in Fig. 1, are formedof rectangular metal plates 20, the edges whereof are flanged in amanner similar to that of the side sections, and preferably presentedout- -wardly, as shown in Fig. 1 and more clearly -in the sectional.view in Fig. 3. in view of tlie additional strains to which the ends ofthe car are subjected, we prefer to provide the intervening structuralsteel "ll-sections 21, as shown to the right in Fig. 1 and more clearlyin Fig. 3. The adjacent flanges and T-sections are preferably riveted,side and .endwalls are secured together by ineans of corner postspreferably of Z-bar construction. in cross-section. The Z-bars 23 arepreferably riveted to the adjacent flanges an of the side sections 15and the end sections 20,-as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. by employingthe reinforcing members 21 and 23," greater strength is given to theends of the car while at the same time a very simple so and efficientconstruction is produced.

The end wall, which is an entire steel construction, is securelyfastened by rivets or otherwiseto the end sill 24, see Fig. 1; thelatter being securely riveted or otherwise as fastened'to thed'raftsills 25 and the side sills 2 6, therebyfproviding a very rigid andstrong construction.

is disclosed in Fig. 1 and to the left thereof, We prefer to build thebody bolster underframe of the car; the body bolster being preferably ofthe hollowcolumn construction shown in Fig.

1. Suitable cross ties 28 and 29 are prefnecessary upwardly,

bgethcr as,

so, in the nature of channel steel, are also preferably provide thecenter sills and side sills with the side plates 31 in order to givenecessary strength-in the middle span of the underframe; the side plates31 being shown reinforced by means of the angle iron 32, therebyinsuring the greatest possible strength with the least possible weight.

We have shown our improved car provided with an all. steel door 33,,which is preferably adapted to be flush with the side walls of the carwhen in closed position. The door 33 is also shown provided withauxiliary doors at the top and bottom thereof, as shown at 3st and 35,respectively, for the purpose of loading and unloading such material'asloose grain, charcoal, coke, The construction shown and describedgreatly facilitates the matter of loading and unloading; and if the sidedoor is'made flush it is possible to make the same grain-tight andwaterproof so that additional doors for this purpose are not required.The upper part of the walls is preferably provided with a top frame 36of Z-bur construction, as can more clearly be seen to the right in theupper corner of Fig. 5.

The roof of our improved car is preferably composed of a seriesof'flanged sheet metal sections 37, as-very clearly shown in Figs. 1 and5. The roof sections preferably have their flanged sides presentedoutwardly or as shown in the drawings, and may be bent or bowed so as toprovide the arched roof, as shown in the drawings. The

, ends of the -roof-sections 37 are also prefertions 15 also have theirupper ends prefer-- ably flanged outwardly so as to lie flush with thebottom side of the intermediate portion of the Z-bar 30, as can moreclearly be seen in Fl 2. By fianging the ends of the roof-sections, aswell as the top edgesof the side sections, we provide.parallellyextending portions which may be secured together by a single row ofrivets 38, see Fig. 2. Instead of riveting these respective 'sectionstogether, it is evident that any suitable means may be employed forsecuring the end members together as, forexamplc, bolts; it beingevident, however, that the construction will not only be very rigid butwill also be waterproof.

The roof-sections 37, which are also of steel, preferably have theirvertical extend- -1ng flanges secured together bv means of "inner Woodenwell.

. The car is shown providedqviththe ns n l running hcerd39 anode inaccordancewith approved safety appliance rules and thccaifj is alsoprovided with the usual side ladders 49, end ladders ifl, end all othernecessary safety appliances required by lower i We hove also shown ourimproved cor pnovided with the usual lmndopernted broke staff 42provided witn. the hand wheel. 43 for operating the brakes by handduring the time the car is switching inthe yard-or at any other timewhen necessary. The end of the car is also shown provided with thestandard deed wood or buffer plate and standard couplers l5, timefitting the car :zor

- general use.

We prefer employing the side \(l floor sections, previously describedand as shown in Fig. ,1, because of the great mnount of longitudinalbracing ntlorded thereby; the

side wall sections and floor sectime however, may he modified as shownin l: 4, as

such modified form will ample cticngigth prcviou sly described.

In this czmstrnction we also show the floor-sections provided withtransversely e22 tending nailing strips onwhich theglon-w gitudinallyextending flooring d9 may he secured in any epprovcd n'ienner." 7/ i Therooi constrnctionand the side-door are shown similar "tothat previouslydescribed; the side door. 33 in Fig. 4 being shown in closed position.We nlso'show the end of the corprovided with 5M! enddoor 50 which issimilar in both l and 4-.

ln'order to convert our, l30X-Cii=lT into a. frigerator cor we show theilGCGSSfiljtl lining inlfig. 5; on; interior co strnc f our improved oerhein snchfthz t this i. ingmcy he readilyfpnt into place. ,Ae disclosed"Fig 5, the end of thc'cziif isehownlined with the insulating walls o'lend/53; 9.11351 and being of any approved me iating material, while Wallcon iseslthcnsuol The roof of the can isprovided with jthe usualepprovedconstruction of hdtchwny 594;

through which the necessary ice for reilirig oration may be supplied tochoice-bozo hnilt inthe end of the can. 1 I i i i H Theice-loox, asdisclosed in Fig. mconsists sheet-motel 7 5wliich maybe secured to the130 of the. necessary rack 56 on which the ice rests, the separatingondthe flooring or covering The on..uc;ice compartment or box isprovided with the necessary insulation at all s des and top; thetoobcing provided with the crossice or 'carlines 59 to which isattachedthe layers of insulation 60 and 61 over, which laid the ceiling62. The inner side Walls of the car are: shown provided with suitablespaced side posts 63 to which are secured in any approved manner theinsulating; walls 64. and 65, all of which are covered by the insidewooden wall (56; the insulation wells 64 hcin shown o I b spaced fromthe outer metallic section by the spa lug-strips 67.

v The floor of the car, as disclosed. in Fig; 5. 155 shown provided w ththe metall c floors; sections 16, previously described, and. is

shown provided with cross-rails on nailing strips fill,- Sllllllzll tothat shown 1n Fig. 4,

and designated as 4.8. Secured to, and inter hating: 55 arranged I alongmediate oi"; the nailing strips (38,we provide lhe insulating wall {319,more clearly shown in Fig. 5, over which is placed the insulating wallPO which ispreforably secured on top of the nailing strips 68, as shown}in l?" 6. the wooden floor 71 is laid, thus providing a, thorough] yinsulated car adapted for .refrig orator purposes. I s 7 By employingthe all steel floor, side and root so tions or construction, a verytight and id car is provided, very economical in construction and verydesirable for refrigerator purposes.

in the construction shown in Fig. 5, we

" also ci'nploy the standard center sills 25, 25 and side SlllS 26, 26,similar in construction to those disclosed in Fig. l. i

in Fig. "7, We show a modified form of the end wall of the car whereinthe end Wallis composed of a series of steel sections 72,

having their flanges. presented outwardly and, preferably securedtogether With the intervening T-iron 21 disclosed in-Fig. 3,vvl'ii'lcthe corners are provided with the 2'- here as in thepreviouslydescribed constru. on. i i 7 I j lin situations, where it mayhe found nocesany snpply method or means for properly securing or.blocking merchandise within the I 11 .01 i n at he ca th nst notiondisclosed in Figs my eenx-i 1 y d-. n F gs- 8 1 show thcside wallsections provided with recesses or grooves 7 3' arranged transverselyoi. the respective sections so as to extend 1ong. ily of vthe car;these-recesses or groo ves l being shown provided with Woodenfilling-strips The wooden ,filhng strips 14lo e shown secured in placeby a piece of On top of the insulating Wall 7 0,

side plate or' section constituting the side wall of the car in anysuitable manner such as bolts or rivets.

Instead of employing the method illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9 as justdescribed, an-

other form of mechanism for securing merchandise may be employed, as,for example, the construction illustrated in Figs; 10 to 13, inclusive.The method illustrated in Fig. 10 comprises a pocket or socket pressedin the steel side wall sections and in the steel floor sections orplates of the car. The

' sockets or pockets 76 are provided with suitable staples as at. 77 towhich the ring/78 is secured. With this construction the merchandise maybe blocked or maintained in any section or portion of the car by meansof wire, rope or chain being secured to the rings of different pocketsso that the'space in the car'contain'ing the merchandise may be ropedoff as it were. The construction shown in Figs. 12' and 13 issubstantially identical with that shown in Figs. 10 and 11, except thatthe ring 78 is omitted and a larger staple 79 is provided.

It isevident from the foregoing description and from the drawings thatour improved construction maybe easily adapted'for any kind of housecar-service, as, for

example, a furniture, automobile, refrigerator, express or box-car; theentire car and underframe being composed of steel, so

formed and secured together that a very rigid construction is provided.

The relnforcmg members 21, shown in Fig.3, as arranged between the endsections,

and the members86, see Fig. 2, as arranged between the roof and sidesections, not only tend to brace the respective portions of the car, butalso form weather-proof connections or joints; these members in theirpreferred form being made so as to provide portions which will overlapthe ad]acent ends or sides of the sections to which they .wardly, withthe flanges of adjacent seccured thereto, while he inte tions securedtogether, vertically disposed 2- bars arranged at the corners of the carwith one leg of each bar arranged parallel with the flange of the sidewall section and seediate portion of the bar is arranged para lel withthe flange of the end all section and secured thereto so as to ha e theother le of the Z- bar overlap the flange of the en wall section, theflanges of the end wall sections being secured together with interveningT- bars so as to have the head of the ,TF-bars on the outside andoverlapping the adjacent flanges, and Z-bars arranged at the upper;

, ends of the walls, with theintermediate portion of the bars extendingparallel with and secured to the flanges at the upper ends of thesections so as to have one leg of the Z- bar depend and overlap theflange at the upper end of the wall sections.

2. A car of the class described, having walls composed of sheet metalsections disposed vertically, the longitudinal sides and upper ends ofthe sections being flanged and disposed outwardly with the flanges ofadjacent sec'tions secured together, vertically disposed Z-bars arrangedat the corners of the carso that one leg of each bar is parallel withthe flange of the side wall section and secured thereto while theintermediate portion of the bar is arranged parallel. with the flange ofthe end wall section and secured thereto, while the other leg of theZ-bar'v overlaps the flange of the end wall section, the flanges of theend wall sections being socured together with intervening T-bars theheads whereof are arranged on the outside and overlapping the adjacentflanges, Z-bars arranged at the upper ends of the walls so as to havethe. intermediate portion of the bars parallel with and secured to theflanges of the upper ends of the sections while one leg of theZ-bardepends and overlaps the flange at the'upper end of the wall sections,the inner surface of the wall sections being provided with recesseshaving means whereby merchandise may be secured in place.

3. A car having walls composed of sheet metal sections disposedvertically, the sec tions being composed of triangulated plates whoselongitudinal sides incline in opposite directions, the longitudinalsides and upper ends of, the respective sections being flanged anddisposed outwardly, the side and end walls bein secured together bymeans of vertically isposed bars having longitudinal sides extendingparallel with the flanged sides of the .side and end Wall sections, 2-bars arranged transversely of the upper ends of the wall sections,with-the intermediate portions of the bars arranged parallel with andsecured to the flanges at the upper ends of the sections, while aportion of the Z-ba'rs overlap the flanges at the upper ends of thesections. n

4. A car having walls composed of sheet metal sectionsdisposedvertically, with the longitudinal sides and upper ends of the sectionsflanged and disposed outwardly, the side and end walls bein securedtogether by means, of vertically d sposed bars having longitudinal sidesextending parallel with the flanged sides of the side an?s end wallhpperends of the wall-sections with the intermediate portions of thebars arranged parallelwith and secured to the flanges at thejupperends-of said wall-section's so as to v have one leg ofthe Z-bar overlapthe flanges at theupper ends of said'sections, the inner surfacesof thewall-sections being provided ,"wlth recesses having means whereby1116f",

' arranged transversely of the upper ends of the wall-sections with theintermediate portion of the bars extending parallel with and secured tothe flanges at the upper ends of said sections, while a portion of theZbars .25; depends and overlaps said flanges, the, inner surfaces of thewall-sections being recessed and'provlded with means in said recessesfor securing merchandise thereto.

6.. A car having walls composed of sheet metal sections disposedvertically, the longitudinalsides andfupper'ends being flanged anddisposed outwardly, the side and end 1 walls being secured together bymeans of verticallydisposed bars arranged intermedi 3,5 ate of theflanges with a portion of the bars fadapted to overlap the flanges onthe wall exterior, Z-bars arranged transversely of the upper ends ofsaid sections, with the intermediate portion of the bars arranged paral-40 lel with and secured to the flanges at the upper ends of the sectionsso as to profi'vide a depending portion overlapping said -.flanges, theinner surfaces of the wall-sedti'ons being nrovided with transverselyextending recesses provided w th filling strips.

' -7. A car of the class described. having walls composed of sheet metalsections disposed vertically, the sections being formed bi triangulatedplates the longitudinal sides whereof incline in oppositedirections'fsaid sides and upper ends being flanged and di posedoutwardly, the side and end walls be ing secured together by man e-rvertically disposed bars having longitudinal sides .eX-j

tending parallel with the flanged sides of the sidev and endwall-sections, Bil-bars arranged transversely of the upper ends of: thesections with the ntermediate P01431011,

ofthe Zbars arranged parallel with and secured to thetianges at theupper ends or" the sections so as to have a portion of the Z-bars dependand overlapsaid flanges, theinner surfaces of the wall-sections beingprov ded with transverselydisposed recesses having filling strips.

8. A car ofthe class described, having walls composed of sheet metalsections dis posed. vertically with the longitudinal sides and upperends flanged and disposed outwardly, the flanges of adjacent sectionsbe- .-1ng secured together so as to-provide reinforcin ribs on the carexterior arran ed perpendicular to the bottom thereof, with the innersurfaces ofthe' wall-sections being provided with recesses having means,whereby :nlel'cllfllldlSB army be secured thereto.

9. A car of theclass described, whose walls arecoinposedof sheet metalsections disposed verticallyand having their longh tud'inal sides andupper ends flanged out:

wardly with the flanges ofadj'acent sections secured together so as toprovide reinforcing on the ear-exterior disposed perpendicuthewall-sections being provided with transversely disposed recesses, andfillingstrips lar to the car bottom, the inner surfaces of arranged insaid recesses extending length wise of the car sidesand. ends. r

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